Pinehurst Lake

     In spite of un-seasonably low temperatures, we were pleased to spend this weekend at Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area. It's just slightly more than a half hour drive from our home in Waterloo and as a teenager growing up in Waterloo Region, my brother and I would often drive to Pinehurst for an evening swim in the lake after a hot summer day of farm work.  It's a beautiful park with some good hiking trails, although they do tend to be a bit hilly.  Although we did see a deer yesterday, generally speaking you are unlikely to see many birds or other wildlife.

     It was in the Spring of 2007 that we first camped here with our Class A Motorhome and met Gary and Lori from Waterloo.  Upon our Friday p.m. arrival at site 319 we were pleased to learn that they were also camping at Pinehurst.  In fact they were actually "next door" to us on site 318 with their new Rockwood Roo trailer.  It was great to visit with them and discuss old times.

     Below are some photographs we took during the weekend:

Fungus on rotting tree stump

Field adjacent to the Park

Shadows

Our campsite, photographed from entrance to a trail

Marshy area adjacent to the lake



Got a fish

 

Tree knot hole (see photo below)



Inside of hollow tree, photographed from knot hole

Nice playground for the kids